Earth and Ashes (2004)
- Original title
- Khâkestar-o-khâk
- Directed by
- Atiq Rahimi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Afghanistan, France
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An old man and his young grandson travel across a war-ravaged landscape to reach a coal mine where the boy's father works. The journey forces them to confront the destruction of their village and their family.
bleakslow-burnmelancholicvisually sparsesombermeditativequietly devastatingearthy
What happens
Earth and Ashes (Persian: خاکستر و خاک) is a 2004 Afghan film directed and co-written by Atiq Rahimi, based on his book of the same name which was published in 2000. It was Afghanistan's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but was not nominated. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Golden Dhow award at the 2005 Zanzibar International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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